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KICKOFF MEETING – SPARTANBURG SC5/10/2019

HIGHL ANDTRANSFORMATION PL AN

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NEXT STEPS Q&AACTIVITIES

SCOPE OF WORKINTRODUCTIONS & ICE BREAKER TIMELINE

AGENDAINTERVIEW

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INTRODUCTIONS

4ICE BREAKER• Name

• Organization

• Take first letter of your last name and tell us something about yourself.

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TRANSPORTATION & LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

URBAN DESIGN & ARCHITECTURETEAM LEAD

• Full-service engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firm - more than 2,800 employees in 80+ offices nationwide

• Partnership with municipalities across the country to craft growth and development plans that balance economic, environmental, and social values.

• Local experience

• Woman – owned firm, providing urban design and traditional residential, commercial, and mixed use design services.

• Specializes in sustainable architecture and energy efficient designs.

• Creates context sensitive projects for communities throughout the Southeast

• Minority-owned firm with offices in Atlanta, GA and Jacksonville, FL

• expertise in community planning, housing development, affordability policies, and community development

• Proven success in neighborhood redevelopment projects and management of land use and resource prioritization strategies

REAL ESTATE ADVISOR, RAD, & LIHTC

• Expertise in residential housing development with a focus on affordable housing.

• Completed dozens of LIHTC projects throughout the Southeast

• Extensive experience with Housing Authorities throughout the Southeast

• Assists city’s with revitalization initiatives focusing on new infill development.

THE TEAMQUALIF IED AND EXPERIENCED

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SCOPE

7PLANPROPOSED PROCESS

Collect

STEP 01Analyze

STEP 02ImplementSTEP 03

DocumentationSTEP 04

Project Management, Community Engagement, Community Retention Strategies

ONGOING

8SCOPE OF WORKTasks

Project Management

• Biweekly Client Conference Call• Bimonthly steering committee

meetings (6)• Neighborhood Tour

Steering Committee Member Responsibilities• Attendance• Participation • Feedback• Review• Outreach

Rules of Conduct• Be Respectful • Be Present • Silence Cell phones • Be Kind• One conversation at a time

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Community Engagement

• Community Engagement and Outreach Plan

• Stakeholder Meetings (20)• Public Meetings (3)• Civic Engagement

Recommendations

Target Audience - identifies who are we engaging?

• Residents• Students• Seniors• Stakeholders• Property Owners• Developers

Continued Participation• Outlines how

community can be part of the implementation process.

Engagement: Plans activities to best target audience

• Language • Media • Design• Time • Location

Marketing – recommends how to get the word out

• Residents• Mailouts• Websites• Media • Newspaper

10SCOPE OF WORKTasks

Collect

• Neighborhood Profile • Review of Previous Plans • Existing Conditions Survey • Review of Policy and Regulatory

Framework

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Analyze

• Commercial Market Analysis • Residential Market Analysis • Economic Analysis Projections • Decision Making Matrix Tool• Neighborhood Masterplan • Land Use and Urban Design • Connectivity

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Analyze

• Commercial Market Analysis • Residential Market Analysis • Economic Analysis Projections • Decision Making Matrix Tool• Neighborhood Masterplan • Land Use and Urban Design • Connectivity

CONNECTIVITY

13SCOPE OF WORKTasks

Implement

• Community Retention Strategy • Policy and Regulatory

Recommendations • Funding and Financial Strategies • Financial Feasibility Models • Ten Year Implementation Plan

REINFORCEMENT

Safety• Code Enforcement• Crime Prevention

Through Environmental Design

• Housing Reinvestment Incentives

Blight• Rental Property

Registration• Code Enforcement• Georgia Blight Tax

Existing Residents• Homeowner Rehab• Rental Rehab• Tax Abatement• Historic

Preservation

GoalsPreservation VibrancyConnectivity Goods/Services

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Implement

• Community Retention Strategy • Policy and Regulatory

Recommendations • Funding and Financial Strategies • Financial Feasibility Models • Ten Year Implementation Plan

15SCOPE OF WORKTasks

Documentation• Draft Final Report • Final Report • Final Presentation

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T IMELINE

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ACTIVITIES

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Community Questions

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STRENGTH WEAKNESS

OPPORTUNITY THREAT

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• Highland Community Survey• Highland Community Focus Area Discussion • Highland Community Meeting Notes • Highland Workshop Survey Results • Clemson Study – Highland Neighborhood • Memorandum of Understanding – Highland Community • Social and Economic Wellbeing for the Residents of the City of

Spartanburg • City of Spartanburg Downtown Master Plan• City of Spartanburg Zoning Ordinance & Map• Seeing Spartanburg – Highland Video Village• Spartanburg Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan• City of Spartanburg Comprehensive Plan

Plan Review

Are we missing any important documents that the planning team should be reviewing?

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Stakeholder Engagement

Who should the team members meet with during the planningprocess?

• Elected Officials

• Church Groups or Coalitions

• Schools

• Neighborhood Associations

• Property Owners

• City Staff

• Local Historians

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Stakeholder Engagement

Who should the team members meet with during the planningprocess?

• Elected Officials

• Church Groups or Coalitions

• Schools

• Neighborhood Associations

• Property Owners

• City Staff

• Local Historians

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Community Map

Help the team identify important areas of the community

Assets

• Churches • Parks• Community Centers• Schools• Other

Concerns

• Crime • Problem Property• Litter • Traffic Issues• Other

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NE X T STEPS

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• Walking Tour

• Stakeholder Meetings

• Collect

• Next Steering Committee July

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QUESTIONS

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Thank you.